Gas prices in Southern California slowed to a halt or slightly increased over the past week in most areas, according to the Auto Club’s Weekend Gas Watch. The average price for self-serve regular gasoline in California is $4.49, which is the same as a week ago and 11 cents lower than a year ago today. The average national price is $3.16, which is also the same as a week ago and 28 cents lower than on this date last year.
The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $4.46 per gallon, which is unchanged from last week and 11 cents less than last year. In San Diego, the average price is $4.55, which is one cent lower than last week and 12 cents lower than this time last year.
On the Central Coast, the average price is $4.44, which is one cent more than last week and 24 cents lower than last year. In Riverside, the average per-gallon price is $4.31, which is the same as last week and 16 cents lower than a year ago. In Bakersfield, the $4.46 average price is two cents higher than last week and 17 cents lower than a year ago today.
“As the summer road trip season winds down, local drivers are continuing to pay the lowest gas prices since 2021,” said Auto Club spokesperson Doug Shupe.
The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline. As of 9 a.m. on Aug. 14, averages are:
